when it comes to buying bulk when it's smart when it's not smart to do that definitely know your prices per unit price per ounce that kind of thing any of your standard baking or basic ingredients are excellent to buy bulk you can just use for anything and everyone should have any way just as a basic Pantry staple where I live they do something called Case Lot sales where they sell cases of peanut butter and pancake mix for a discount so those are always good to look for usually your simple basic ingredients.